Diabetes, hypertension, neurological disorders or tumors. The eyes can give clues of the existence of non -ophthalmological diseases.
Experts insist on the importance of the eyes in ophthalmological reviews as a preventive tool, to achieve an early and effective treatment that reduces the risk of disease complications. Also for people who are already diagnosed and thus to monitor the evolution of their pathology.
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Diseases that can be revealed
There are many diseases or alterations in which Visual symptoms They are the first manifestation.
The specialists of these centers indicate that it is due to the exposure of the visual system abroad, their high vascularization and their direct link with the brain.
For example, “alterations in the blood vessels of the retina, can reflect diseases in the cardiovascular or metabolic system,” says Dr. Lucía González Buendía, specialist of the Miranza ophthalmology group.
Some of the diseases that can be identified by an ophthalmologist in early stages are:
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Arterial hypertension (HTA)
• Increased intracranial pressure caused by a brain tumor or bleeding
• Papildema
• Sarcoidosis
• Behcet’s disease
• Multiple sclerosis
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What say the color and shape of the eyes on diseases
Dr. González Buendía indicates that it is possible to detect signs of various pathologies or health problems only with the color, shape and appearance of the eyes.
Changes in the color of the white part of the eye, the cornea, the iris, or even in the form of the eye, can reflect both ocular and systemic conditions, ”explains the expert of Miranza.
Among others, jaundice, a yellowish color in the white part of the eye, is due to an excess of blood bilirubin. It is generally related to liver problems.
On the other hand, the redness of the eyes occurs when the blood vessels On the surface of the eye they dilate. It may be due to a variety of factors such as conjunctivitis, acute glaucoma, fatigue or eye irritation.
In the case of eyes that are very prominent or “Saltones”it could be related to a thyroid problem, such as Graves-Basedow disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Likewise, changes in pupils size can also be indicative of neurological problems or poisoning.
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What tumors can be identified?
Vision loss can be an indicative of tumors that, on the one hand, directly affect the retina or orbit or, on the other, originate in organs such as brain or lungs.
It is not strange that different types of tumors cause metastasis in the eye, especially in the choroid, the intermediate layer of the ocular globe, ”says Dr. José García-Arumí, an expert in eye oncology.
It is something that happens frequently with lung cancer. Indeed, in many cases, It is an ophthalmological diagnosis who reveals the existence of a previously unknown primary tumor.
The ophthalmologist García-Arumí also points out that breast cancer is another of the most common tumors that are reflected in the eye, in addition to other less frequent types.
The importance of an early detection of these tumors falls, not only in the improvement of the patient’s general prognosis, but also in the prevention of irreversible vision loss.
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Background exploration
One of the most important tests for the diagnosis of systemic diseases is the exploration of the eye fund, where The retina is examined and the optic nerve.
This is the test that allows us to observe possible signs that reveal diseases that affect other parts of the body, such as blood vessels.
It is key in the early detection of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and neurological disorders.
Miranda experts recommend this test to people over 40, and in those patients with risk factors for the aforementioned conditions or with a family history of ocular or systemic diseases.
(With EFE information)
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